Improvement in hand-trucks



T. HILL. Hand-Truck.

No. 214,133. Patented April 8, I879.

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TTNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HILL, OF JERSEY QITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND-TRUCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 214,133, dated April 8,1879; application filed October 25, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs HILL, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudsonand State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHand-Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a top View of one of my improved hand-trucks. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same, taken through the line a: as, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a detail cross-section of a part of the same, taken throughthe line y y, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish improved. hand-trucks whichshall be simple in construction, light, strong, and durable, beingcapable of enduring changes of temper= ature and hard usage withoutbeing injured, and which at the same time shall be comparativelyinexpensive in manufacture.

A are the side bars of the trucks, which are made of angle-iron, and areconnected by three cross-bars, B O D. The forward ends of the side barsA have bars of round iron welded to them, which are curved downward tobring them into proper shape to be conveniently grasped and held withthe hands when the trucks are in use. This construction of the handlesadapts them to serve as legs, and thus renders the attachment ofseparate legs unnecessary, and avoids the annoyance of the legs catchingupon objects and upon the clothes of the workmen when the trucks are inuse. The front cross-bar, B, is also made of angle-iron, and has a hole,12', formed through its middle part, which may be used to receive thehandhook of the workmen, or a cord when the load has to be tied on.

The ends of the cross bars B O D are bent downward at right angles, tofit into the angles of the side bars A, and are secured to the upperflanges of the said side bars by rivets. This construction makes thetrucks firm and strong, and capable of sustaining a great weight, whilebeing sufliciently light for convenient use.

E are the wheel-guards, which are made of angle-iron, and are securedwith rivets to the outer sides of the lower flanges 0f the side bars A,near their rear ends.

F are the wheels, which revolve upon the journals of the axle G. Theaxle Gr is secured to the bearer-bars H by bolts, which bolts may bemade long, so as to also pass through the side bars A, and thusstrengthen the frame.

The bearer -bars H project upward, with a slight outward inclination, tothe upper flange of the side bars A, are then bent outward, and aresecured by bolts to the said bars A.

I is the back-guard, which is formed in one piece with the bearer-barsH, and thus, in connection with the said bearer-bars H, tends tostrengthen and stiffen the trucks.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- Improved hand-trucks in which the bearerbars H, towhich the axle G is bolted, and the back guard l are made in one piece,and are bolted to the inner flanges of the angleiron side bars A,substantially as herein shown and described.

THOMAS HILL.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, (J. SEDGWICK.

